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Luxury Goes Local: The Rise of Indian Culture in Global Design

๐‹๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐†๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง International luxury brands are in the midst of a cultural awakening — and ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India is at the heart of it. As India grows into a luxury consumption powerhouse, brands aren’t just selling to India — they’re building with it. ✨ Why India? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ $8–10B luxury market & growing fast ๐Ÿง  Consumers demand cultural depth, not just logos ๐Ÿ‘‘ Gen Z & Millennials seek identity, heritage & premium quality ๐Ÿ‘— From Inspiration to Integration ๐Ÿ‘œ Louis Vuitton’s Auto Rickshaw bag — bold or bizarre? Either way, it made waves ๐Ÿ•ฐ️ Franck Muller’s Ram Navami watch with Devanagari numerals — sold out in days ๐Ÿ‘ก Prada’s Kolhapuri-inspired sandals — Western luxe meets Indian soul ๐Ÿ‘˜ Dior’s Mumbai show, Bvlgari’s Mangalsutra — global runways rooted in Indian culture ๐Ÿชก How Global Brands Are Embracing India ๐Ÿ›• India-first products: Bvlgari Mangalsutra, Hermรจs Sari, Tiffany India bridal l...

Unforgotten Brands: Hawkins

๐”๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ: ๐‡๐š๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ❇️The Early Spark: H.D. Vasudeva’s Vision The roots of Hawkins trace back to 1959, when H.D. Vasudeva, rebuilding life after the Partition of India, launched a company named Pressure Cookers and Appliances Ltd. Armed with a modest capital of ₹20,000 and years of wisdom, Vasudeva formed a technical collaboration with L.G. Hawkins & Co. Ltd. of England, a company with a pedigree in home appliances dating back to 1913. For Vasudeva, who was already in his 50s, this wasn’t just a business—it was a second chance at life and legacy. ❇️From England to India: The Hawkins Collaboration L.G. Hawkins was a well-established name in Britain, eventually being absorbed into larger corporate entities, such as Pye Ltd., and later, Philips. The rapidly consolidating world eventually phased out L.G. Hawkins' minor domestic appliances division in the late 1990s. But in India, the Hawkins name took on a life of its own. By 1986, the Indian partner...

Your Next Drink Isn’t a Cola — It’s a Culture: Inside India’s Ethnic Beverages Revival

    ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ง’๐ญ ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐š — ๐ˆ๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐š ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š’๐ฌ ๐„๐ญ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India’s Beverage Bottles Are Now Filled With Culture, Not Just Cola The next big revolution in Indian FMCG isn’t happening in boardrooms — it’s fizzing out of roadside stalls, temple towns, and childhood memories. Here’s how ethnic beverages are rewriting the rules: ๐Ÿ”ฅ The Rise of Local Legends Lahori Zeera: From ₹10 bottles to ₹800 crore projections — built for Bharat, not just metros. Bindu Beverages (Karnataka): Ayurveda meets fizz with Nannari, Tamarind, and Masala Soda. Paper Boat: Reintroduced nostalgia in a modern format — no cola-level marketing, just authentic storytelling. ๐Ÿ›️ Why This Shift Matters Growing demand for culturally rooted, healthier alternatives Urban-rural brands like Lahori & Paper Boat proved localisation isn’t a compromise — it’s a moat Tier III & IV markets hold massive untapped p...